高三英语经典模拟题.doc

2010 — 2011学年度第一学期期中质量检测试卷
高三英语
命题人：张汉升 审题人：姚 斌
第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）
第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出所给单词的正确读音，并在答
题卡上将该选项涂黑。
1. obvious
A. /ɒb'vIEs/
B. /'ɒbvIEs/
C. /Eb'vIEz/
D. /'EbvIEz/
2. consult
A. /'kEnzʌlt/
B. /kɒn'zʌlt/
C. /'kɒnsʌlt/
D. /kEn'sʌlt/
3. measure
A. /'meʒE/
B. /'meIʒE/
C. /'mQʒE/
D. /'mIʒE/
4. distance
A. /'dIsteIns/
B. /'dIstQns/
C. /'di:stEns/
D. /'dIstEns/
5. physical
A. /'feIzIkEl/
B. /'fIsIkl/
C. /'fIzIkl/
D. /fI'zIkl/
第二节 情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
— Hello, Tom, glad you’re back. We all missed you.
— Oh, hello, Edith, I missed you too. 6
— Fine, thanks. I’ve been working on the summer paper over the past two weeks, and now it’s nearly finished. 7
— Yes, I was in Italy for two months.
— How did you manage it? I thought you were only going to stay for a few weeks.
— 8 But it was easy. You see, I got a job.
— A job? What did you do？
— 9
— But you’re not a teacher
— I told Tony I couldn’t teach, but he insisted on having a talk with me in English three times a week.
— Did your pupil learn much English?
— 10

A. I gave English lessons to a tailor. His name’s Tony.
B. How are you?
C. Have you ever been to Italy?
D. Yes, I suppose I should have done so.
E. I hear you’ve been to Italy?
F. I don’t know, but I learned a lot of Italian.
G. I hadn’t expected to stay there so long either.
第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并
在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
11. Early in ______ morning ______ word came that Mr. Black had been elected ______ president of the company.
A. the; a; 不填
B. the; 不填；不填
C. 不填；a; the
D.不填；不填； the
12. _____ more effectively with others, more and more people equip themselves with a higher education.
A. To compete
B. Being competed
C. Competing
D. Competed
13. _____ of the village ______ two small lakes.
A. The east; lie
B. East; lies
C. East; lie
D. The east; lies
14. Every possible means _____. However, nothing can ______ him dying of lung cancer.
A. has tried; stop
C. has been tried; prevent
B. have tried; keep
D. have been tried; stop
15. I’m sorry I didn’t hear what you said. I ______ the picture.
A. am looking at
C. has looked at
B. looked at
D. was looking at
16. – _____
– Thank you, I certainly will
A. Happy birthday to you
C. Let me help you with your maths
B. Please remember me to your mum
D. Don’t forget to post the letter
17. I could see a car in the distance, but couldn’t _____ what color it was.
A. make out
B. see through
C. look out
D. watch out
18. _____, I have to put it away and focus my attention on study this week.
A. No matter how the novel is interesting
B. However the novel is interesting
C. No matter interesting the novel is
D. No matter how interesting the novel is

19. – What do you think of your brother’s son?
– He _____ be very naughty but at the same time you _____ help liking him.
A. will; will
B. won’t; can’t
C. may; may
D. can; can’t
20. It was natural that he _____ the days before going home.
A. count
B. counted
C. had counted
D. counts
21. – Can I help you?
– Well, I’d like to buy a ______ handbag.
A. black small shiny silk
C. shiny black small silk
B. small shiny black silk
D. silk black shiny small
22. Strong typhoons strike this area very _____. Normally, they form and come here between July and August every year.
A. generally
B. regularly
C. usually
D. suddenly
23. The president’s speech was ______ boring; it is, in fact, rather inspiring and interesting.
A. anything but
C. no more
B. nothing but
D. all but
24. The wheat and corn are growing very well, which ______ to be a good harvest.
A. promises
B. expects
C. supports
D. thinks
25. Only those ______ knew well could be let in.
A. did he
B. he
C. who
D. that
第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入
对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
The Conservative Party leader David Cameron has been elected British Prime Minister. Labor Party’s Gordon Brown, the 26 Prime Minister, had to 27 the tears as he said his goodbyes outside of 10 Downing St. And Cameron is the youngest UK prime minister in almost 200 years.
According to electoral rules, the leader of the party that wins a majority in Parliament becomes the new prime minister and forms the new government. If no party wins a majority, a coalition (联合) government 28 several parties may be formed. The head of the coalition party that 29 most seats in Parliament probably becomes the new prime minister.
In Britain’s May 6 parliamentary 30 , Cameron’s Conservative Party won the most seats, but did not get a majority. After negotiations, with an agreement 31 between the Conservatives and the third-placed Liberal Democrats, a governing coalition was formed.
Cameron has grown 32 a shy primary school student with 33 school reports into a famous political 34 . He is reportedly a 35 of King William IV (1765 — 1837). Cameron studied at the elite Eton College, for centuries the school 36 the choice for the nation’s wealthiest people to send their male children to. He went 37 to Oxford University, where he graduated with a degree in philosophy, politics and economics.
Once at primary school, Cameron had the poorest school report in the class. At Eton, Cameron was a problem boy. In 1983, he was suspected of taking drugs. He was punished, and 38 ordered to copy 500 lines of Latin text. He 39 the incident and worked harder.
Cameron was very 40 at Oxford. He captained the tennis team there. He was a member of a dining society. After graduation, he 41 politics. In 2001 Cameron became a member of Parliament and in 2005, at the age of 38, was elected the leader of the Conservative Party.
Now he has been elected the head of a country 42 deep economic troubles. At least 1.3 million people have been 43 in the serious financial crisis. British voters will be looking to see 44 the program his party has proposed to deal with the problem 45 do anything to help.
26.
A. latest
B. current
C. former
D. latter
27.
A. hold back
B. hold off
C. hold on
D. hold out
28.
A. making up of
B. consisting of
C. is composed of
D. makes up of
29.
A. holds
B. takes
C. includes
D. contains
30.
A. selection
B. election
C. conference
D. negotiation
31.
A. reached
B. arriving at
C. coming to
D. establishing
32.
A. with
B. of
C. from
D. for
33.
A. excellent
B. poor
C. average
D. outstanding
34.
A. people
B. character
C. image
D. figure
35.
A. son
B. grandson
C. relative
D. descendent
36.
A. is
B. has been
C. had been
D. being
37.
A. on
B. up
C. down
D. out
38.
A. otherwise
B. therefore
C. nevertheless
D. however
39.
A. survived from
C. benefited from
B. recovered from
D. changing from
40.
A. silent
B. positive
C. active
D. enthusiastic
41.
A. took to
B. took after
C. took off
D. took over
42.
A. faced
B. facing with
C. faced with
D. faces
43.
A. laid off
B. laid down
C. laid aside
D. laid out
44.
A. that
B. what
C. if
D. how
45.
A. can
B. should
C. must
D. need
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Jiuquan, Gansu Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — China launched its third manned spacecraft on Thursday with three astronauts on board to attempt the country’s first-ever space walk.
The spaceship Shenzhou-7 blasted off on a Long March II-F carrier rocket from the JiuQuan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province at 9:10 pm. after a breathtaking countdown to another milestone on China’s space journey. 　　Onboard pilots Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng are expected to orbit the earth for three days, when one of them will float out of the cabin about 343 kilometers above the earth. 　　
When they make it, China will become the third country in the world who is able to conduct extra-vehicular activity (EVA) in space following the former Soviet Union and the United States. 　　
President Hu Jintao watched the historic moment at the launch center, joined by Chinese experts and other work staff. 　　
Two taikonauts would enter the orbital module, where one would put on domestically-made spacesuit Feitian and leave the module to take back test samples loaded outside, said Zhou Jianping, chief designer of the country’s manned space project.
The other would wear a Russian Orlan suit and stay in the depressurized cabin for support, said Zhou. “We wish we could fly freely in space just like Feitian on the ancient Buddhist murals, so we gave this name to the homemade spacesuit,” said Zhou. Feitian, which literally means flying in the sky, is the name of a legendary Buddhist goddess.
Other tasks of the Shenzhou-7 crew include the release of a small monitoring satellite and a trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I. 　　
The taikonauts, all 42 years old, are scheduled to land in the central region of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in a re-entry module after their mission is completed.
46. The underlined word in the second paragraph means_______.
A. the action of counting seconds forwards from zero
B. the action of counting seconds backwards to zero
C. the period of time just before something important happens
D. something that can be counted
47. They call the spacesuit Feitian because _______.
A. The spacesuit can help them to fly freely in the sky
B. Feitian is the name of a legendary Buddhist goddess
C. The spacesuit is made in Russia
D. They wish they could fly freely in space just like Feitian
48. The main task of the Shenzhou-7 crew is to _______.
A. float out of the cabin about 343 kilometers above the earth
B. conduct extra-vehicular activity in space
C. release a small monitoring satellite
D. take back test samples loaded outside
49. According to the text, we can know that_______.
A. China has launched two manned spacecraft with astronauts on board
B. The three pilots are expected to orbit the earth for 3 days
C. The former Soviet Union and the United States can not conduct extra-
vehicular activity in space
D. Two taikonauts would leave the module to take back test samples
B
How many times have you heard the expression that most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do planning their lives? I would expand that expression by adding that most people spend more time “thinking” about their vacation than they do thinking about what's important in their life.
While rest and relaxation are a must in living a balanced life, it’s not what we were created to do. After all, the Master Creator took his R&R (Rest and Recreation) on the seventh day, only after six days of “definitely directed thought.”
Wallace D. Wattles, wrote “There is no labor from which most people shrink (退缩) as they do from that of sustained and consecutive thought; it is the hardest work in the world.” And yet it is the first and primary labor of achievement.
My friend Mike Litman wrote an outstanding article this week. It’s called “The Millionaire Composite” and it analyzes one of the big differences between super-successful people and everyone else. He writes “I recently visited a Real Estate Multi Millionaire Mogul. What did I see next to his desk? His vision statement, along with a list of what he values in life — hand written.
“A few months back, I interviewed an individual who has sold over a billion dollars worth of products on television. He told me that he reads his life and business vision and goals daily, and that he takes time to visualize (使看的见) exactly what he wants to create each night before falling asleep.”
What is your life’s purpose or your personal mission statement? Is it written down? Do you review it and think about it often? Is your life organized around your purpose and a set of goals that support that purpose?
Without purpose and goals — definitely directed thought — you are like the proverbial “ship without a rudder (舵).” There is power in your purpose and in your goals. It is the power that takes you over obstacles, the fuel that propels (驱使) you toward the life you envision.
50. As is known to us all, ______ are a necessity in living a balanced life.
A. wealth and relaxation
B. health and wealth
C. work and rest
D. rest and relaxation

51. In the article The Millionaire Composite, ________.
A. the writer’s friend is a millionaire
B. the permanent and continuous thought makes the writer’s friend shrink
C. the writer’s friend analyzes one of the big differences between super
-successful people and everyone else
D. the writer’s friend advises us to think over our work all the time
52. The underlined word it in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. an outstanding article
B. the permanent and continuous thought
C. the physical labor
D. a good plan
53. The writer wrote the passage mainly to tell us that _______.
A. we should think about our life’s purpose and personal mission often
B. we had better learn how to plan our time
C. we should know what the life is
D. we should know how to become a successful businessman
C
“Hey, little buddy, will you support me when I'm getting old?” Han Wenshan, 35 years old, asked his new-born baby as he picked him up at home.
The Chinese tradition of raising sons to support parents in their old age has been weakened by the rapidly growing economy and improved standard of living. As is the case with developed countries, China faces an aging society. People are living longer and having fewer children. Therefore many Chinese families are falling into a 4-2-1 family pattern: a couple raises one child and supports four elderly parents. But few realize this problem.
The aging of the population is a trend that now affects a growing number of countries. Not long ago, the Information Office of the State Council, China’s cabinet, issued a white paper on measures China is taking to help its elderly population. The paper said China's population entered the aging phase (阶段) at the end of the 20th century as the proportion of people aged 60 and above accounted for over 10 percent of the entire population. By the end of 2005, China had nearly 144 million people over 60, accounting for 11 percent of the population, according to the white paper.
An expanding aged population inevitably means that many issues must be settled, as the problem concerns every aspect of society. It puts more pressure on each family, causing disturbing economic consequences and serious social problems. It also challenges the labor force supply and the pension system.
“I used to think that it’s not an issue for me to provide for the aged,” said Han, whose parents and parents-in-law all